01 May 2007

Dressed by Hand Maidens

I recently learned the reason men's buttons are typically on the right side of a shirt and the reason women's buttons are on the left side.

Back in the day, the wealthier ladies were dressed by hand-maidens and it was easier to manipulate the buttons on the right side, facing the garment.

1 comment:

Jenson said...

I always wondered why! Now I know.